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Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors The ConocoPhillips Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms is intended to be a
high-level, informal reference tool for understanding oil and gas industry terminology. It is not intended
to be a definitive or exhaustive reference, nor should it be relied upon or used in the development of
contracts, investment decisions or reporting. Users are advised to seek clarifications and opinions from
subject-matter experts for a complete understanding of any referenced term. The Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only
proved, probable and possible reserves. We may have defined terms in the glossary that the SEC's
guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in our filings with the SEC. Nothing in this glossary
constitutes investment advice. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the oil and gas disclosures in
our Form 10-K and other reports and filings with the SEC. Copies are available from the SEC and on the
ConocoPhillips website.
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Fugitive Emissions
Emissions of gases or vapors from pressurized equipment, including pipelines, due to leakage, unintended or
irregular releases of gases.
Global-warming potential (GWP)
The relative measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere. It compares the amount of
heat trapped by a certain mass of the gas in question to the amount of heat trapped by a similar mass of carbon
dioxide. GWP is calculated over a specific time interval, commonly 100 years. GWP is expressed as a multiple of
that for carbon dioxide (whose GWP is standardized to 1).
Greenhouse gas
Atmospheric gases that are transparent to solar (short-wave) radiation but opaque to long-wave (infrared)
radiation, thus preventing long-wave radiant energy from leaving Earth's atmosphere. The net effect of these
gases is a trapping of absorbed radiation and a tendency to warm the planet's surface. The greenhouse gases
most relevant to the oil and gas industry are carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.
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Hydrocarbons
An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in nature as petroleum, natural
gas, coal and bitumens or in refined products such as gasoline and jet fuel.
Improved oil recovery (IOR)
Term used to describe methods employed to improve the flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir to the
wellbore or to recover more oil or natural gas. Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) would be one form of IOR.
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Sweet gas
Natural gas that contains little or no hydrogen sulfide.
TCF
One trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Tight gas
Natural gas produced from relatively impermeable rock. Getting tight gas out usually requires enhanced
technology applications like hydraulic fracturing. The term is generally used for reservoirs other than shale.
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